Combination ash and cigarette receptacle



Jan. 12, 1932. 5 GERSTHEMER 1,840,664

COMBINATION ASH AND CIGARETTE RECEPTACLE Fi led Dec. 19 1950.

INVENTOR G. Gensilz eimer BY ATTORNEY j Z Patented Jan. 12, 1932 PATENT OFFICE GEORGE GERSTHEIMER, F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK COMBINATION ASH AND CIGARETTE' RECEPTACLE Application filed December 19, 1930. Serial No. 503,426.

The main object of this invention is to provide a receptacle adapted to receive cigarcttes and the ashes therefrom so that a person using the same in a chamber may not soil the flooring, covering or tapestry. Another object of the invention is to pro vide a. receptacle divided into several chambers adapted for the reception of cigarettes in one chamber and ashes therefrom in another, the ashes being completely isolated from the cigarettes and will never come in contact therewith.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a combination cigarette and ash receptacle; the latter being provided with a removable bottom which is displaced by a sector manually operated when it is desired to remove the ashes from the device.

The above and other objects will become apparent in the description below in which characters of reference refer to like named parts in the drawings.

Referring briefly to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cigarette and ash receptacle.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal, sectional, elevational view showing the removable bottom of the ash chamberin closing position.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 shows,

ing the ash chamber bottom in open position.

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view taken on line 411 of Figure 2.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 10 indicates the roof of the cover of the device. This roof is provided with a bounding rim 11 which on one side has a hinge 12. The hinge 12 cooperates with hinge sleeves 13 formed on the rear wall 14 of a substantially rectangular receptacle. This receptacle has a front wall 15 and side wall 16 and 17. A dividing wall 18 sub-divides the chamber in the receptacle body into two chambers. cigarette chamber 19 and an ash chamber 20.

Depending from the roof 10 of the cover is a partly divided wall 21 which is aligned with a dividing wall 18 and has mounted thereon a flexible rubber cushion 22 which is adapted to be compressed by the closing of the cap upon the receptacle.

A pair of diametrically opposed blocks 23 and 24 are mounted in the ash chamber 20 and serve as a seat for a removable bottom 25. This removable bottom rests upon the blocks 23 and 24 crossing the bottom of the chamber 20 and is formed integral with an arcuate sector 26. The latter is provided with a plurality of ratchet teeth 27 and pass through opening or slot in the end wall 15 of the receptacle. The ratchet teeth of the sector 26 are engaged by a resilient finger 28 anchored in the body beneath the sector. To remove the ashes through the bottom of the chamber 20 the door is adapted to be dis placed to expose an aperture 29 to the ashes. The outer end of the sector 26 is surmounted by a. button or head 30 which is adapted to be manipulated when displacing the removable bottom 25 of the ash chamber 20.

The device is adapted to serve as a storage place for cigarettes such as indicated by the numeral 31. These cigarettes are stored in the larger chamber 19' and are arranged in rows as shown in Figure 1. The ashes 32 removed from the smoked cigarettes may be conveniently deposited in the chamber 20 when no other means of collection are available. When the chamber 20 has been filled with ashes the button or head 30 is pulled outwardly in a curved path. This will cause the sector 26 to ride outwardly upon the resilient finger 28 and will thereby displace the button or door 25 from the horizontal position shown in Figure 2 to the displaced position shown in Figure 3, in the latter figure of which it assumes a declining angular position. The door or bottom 25 is recessed at one edge as indicated by the numeral 33 so that the projecting end of the resilient finger 28 will not interfere with the operation of the door when the latter assumes the position shown in Figure 3. To retain the ashes entirely separated from the cigarettes in the chamber 19 the cover of the device as well as the receptacle body are divided'by dividing walls 18 and 21, the latter of which has a rubber or resilient cushion which sits upon the 11 per edge of the divided wall 18 and completely separates the cigarette chamber 19 and the ash chamber 20. If desired a resilient curved tongue 34 may be provided and mounted upon the nd wall 14 of the receptacle beneath the hinge sleeves 13 while its free end rides upon the rim of the cover member to normally urge the latter into closing position upon the receptacle body.

t is to be noted that certain changes in form and construction may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, a receptacle body having a pair of chambers therein, a hinged cover secured to said body, means on said cover for retaining said chambers in independently sealed condition, a displaceable door in one of said chambers, a sector integral with said door, an aperture beneath the chamber housing said door, and means in said body engaging said sector for retaining said door in closed position in said chamber.

2. In a device of the class described, a receptacle body having a pair of chambers therein, a hinged cover secured to said body, means on said cover for retaining said chambers in independently sealed condition, a displaceable door in one of said chambers, a sector integral with said door, an aperture beneath the chamber housing said door, said sector having ratchet teeth for retaining said door in closed condition.

3. In a device of the class described, a receptacle body having a pair of chambers therein, a hinged cover secured to said body,

means on said cover for retaining said chambers in independently sealed condition, a displaceable door in one of said chambers, a

displaceable doorin one of said chambers, a sector integral with said door, an aperture beneath the chamber housing said door, said sector integral with said door, an aperture beneath the chamber housing said door, said sector having ratchet teeth for retaining said door in closed condition, a resilient finger in said body adapted to ride on said teeth of said sector for partly rotating said door to open position, and means cooperating with said door forming a seat for the latter for closing the chamber in which the displaceable door is housed.

4. In a device of the class described, a receptacle body having a pair of chambers therein, a hinged cover secured to said body, means on said cover for retaining said chambers in independently sealed condition, a 

